WRX + Beach Sand - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

renoguy20 · 2006-08-25, 04:07 PM

So Last weekend I took it upon myself to head out to go camping. I got my WRX sunk to the frame in beach sand

. I had to dig it out... Wide Low Profile tires are a no-no for this landscape. (I also wore down my clutch a little getting it out even after the digging). It was however a good camping trip though.

JonnydaJibba · 2006-08-25, 04:28 PM

neato where at?

Bob Danger · 2006-08-25, 04:36 PM

Looks like Lahotan, I almost got my Lancer stuck there a few times, the trick is to keep your speed up.

DARKSTI · 2006-08-25, 05:03 PM

Air your tires down also. its almost like driving in snow.
Glad you got out

renoguy20 · 2006-08-25, 07:02 PM

I went through no prob 2 times, but then i stopped to check out a spot and tried to go and dug down. After that The tires wouldnt even move, not even at like 5k rpms feather then dump on the clutch. I had to dig it out, then i used my floormats under the tires and didnt stop once i was moving. If i wouldnt have stopped i would have been fine, but it was a pretty sweet camping spot.(of course im not that evperienced with a manual tranny, so a pro probably would have got it right out). Ps. Props to Danger, it was Lahotan.

Bob Danger · 2006-08-25, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by renoguy20

Ps. Props to Danger, it was Lahotan.

In high school (Carson), I was the only one in my "click" who didn't drink, so I spent many summer nights driving people back from that lake.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2006-08-28, 07:06 AM

You gotta air down for any real sand, like 8-10psi so the tires will deflect and grip. If you do that you'll probably be good unless you really ground the frame, then you're screwed. Be sure to take a tow strap & a shovel with you next time too.

2006-08-25, 04:07 PM	#1
renoguy20 EJ18 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Reno Posts: 75 Car: 2005, Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon	WRX + Beach Sand So Last weekend I took it upon myself to head out to go camping. I got my WRX sunk to the frame in beach sand . I had to dig it out... Wide Low Profile tires are a no-no for this landscape. (I also wore down my clutch a little getting it out even after the digging). It was however a good camping trip though. Attached Thumbnails

2006-08-25, 04:28 PM	#2
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	neato where at? __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2006-08-25, 04:36 PM	#3
Bob Danger Tape Terrorist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melmac Posts: 1,792 Car: ? Class: Retired! Warning: Prolonged eye contact may cause insanity	Looks like Lahotan, I almost got my Lancer stuck there a few times, the trick is to keep your speed up. __________________ A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi.

2006-08-25, 05:03 PM	#4
DARKSTI EJ22 Real Name: Ryan Coulter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NW Reno Posts: 372 Car: '07 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited It's not that I'm lazy, It's that I don't care.	Air your tires down also. its almost like driving in snow. Glad you got out __________________ My other car is a Canon

2006-08-25, 07:02 PM	#5
renoguy20 EJ18 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Reno Posts: 75 Car: 2005, Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon	I went through no prob 2 times, but then i stopped to check out a spot and tried to go and dug down. After that The tires wouldnt even move, not even at like 5k rpms feather then dump on the clutch. I had to dig it out, then i used my floormats under the tires and didnt stop once i was moving. If i wouldnt have stopped i would have been fine, but it was a pretty sweet camping spot.(of course im not that evperienced with a manual tranny, so a pro probably would have got it right out). Ps. Props to Danger, it was Lahotan. Last edited by renoguy20; 2006-08-25 at 07:07 PM.

2006-08-28, 07:06 AM	#7
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	You gotta air down for any real sand, like 8-10psi so the tires will deflect and grip. If you do that you'll probably be good unless you really ground the frame, then you're screwed. Be sure to take a tow strap & a shovel with you next time too. __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

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